For further information, history and profiles of the instructors for Devon Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Kai, please click on the name tabs to your left.

Chief Instructor: Sensei M.SHIOMITSU 9th Dan Hanshi Shihan

Founder: late Sensei T.TAKAMIZAWA 7th Dan Kyoshi Shihan

Senior Instructor: Sensei PETER HILL 6th Dan

Instructor/Squad Coach: Sensei MATTHEW SOANES 4th Dan

Assistant Instructors: Sensei Andrew Kilby 3rd Dan & Sensei Wayne Handford 3rd Dan

Child Protection Officer: Mr David Jones 1st Dan 

Our group's Senior Instructor Peter Hill 6th Dan is an approved senior club instructor with the Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Academy. He is also appointed by Sensei M.Shiomitsu as the Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Academy National Kata coach. He is fully insured and as been CRB checked through the English Karate Federation.     

Devon Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Kai instructor Matthew Soanes 4th Dan and assistant instructors Andrew Kilby 3rd Dan and Wayne Handford 3rd Dan are all approved, quailfied and fully insured Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Academy instructors (club level). They have also all been CRB checked through the English Karate Federation.

DOJO CAPTAIN:

BIDEFORD DOJO (Hombu):                                                                                                                                               Mr Paul Heddon 2nd Dan (Monday)                                                                                                                                 Mr Chris Grundy 1st Dan (Saturday)                                                                                                                              Mr Craig Hill 1st Dan (Monday & Saturday)  

TORRINGTON DOJO: Mrs Carol Hill 1st Dan (Acting Dojo Captain: Mrs Theresa Soanes 1st Dan)

BARNSTAPLE DOJO: Mr Michael Pryer 1st Dan

CREDITON DOJO: Mr Daniel Bevan 2nd Dan

OKEHAMPTON DOJO: Mr Gary Moore 2nd Dan

In addition to the above listed instructors and dojo captains Devon Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Kai have many other members past and present who have achieved various levels of Dan grade (click on the tab Roll of Honour). All of whom have been graded and reconized either by H.Ohtsuka II 10th Dan Saiko Shihan, M.Shiomitsu 9th Dan Hanshi Shihan or the late T.Takamizawa 7th Dan Kyoshi Shihan.